I am a great admirer of Dr Lipstadt and she has done a lot of fine work,
but she falls into the same trap that many "experts" on the
Holocaust fall into...the Holocaust becomes their personal property and
no one is allowed to use it without their permission and official
commentary. The Holocaust affected a LOT of Jews, particularly in
Israel...its memory is burned into them and this has been handed down to
later generations, more than it has in the US where Jewish family
connections are much weaker. Thus, if an Israeli sees what Ahmedinejad
is saying and sees mobs in Iran screaming "Death To Israel!"
it is not farfetched to compare them to Nazi Germany, even if the
comparison is not a good one. If the Iranians don't want Jews to think
they are Nazis it is up to THEM to prove their peaceful
intentions...something they refuse to do.

If Israel shows greater flexibility, it can still influence the post-nuclear deal agenda ; If Israel digs in its heels, it will increasingly become a liability rather than a strategic asset to the U.S.

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